FIFA WORLD CUP 2026

France 3–1 Senegal: World Cup 2026 Group I Match Report

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 • 3 min read • By FootUps Editorial
Group Stage · Group I · Matchday 1
France
3 – 1
Senegal
FINAL

France claimed all three points by a comfortable two-goal margin, a result that was expected given the pre-match ELO ratings. France entered this fixture as favorites.

Pre-match win probabilities based on ELO ratings gave France a 89% chance of winning versus 11% for Senegal.

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Goalscorers

ELO Rating Impact

This result has updated both teams' ELO ratings, which feed directly into the win probability model for future matches.

Team Pre-Match Change New ELO Global Rank Win %
France 2100 ±0 2100 #2 2.8%
Senegal 1730 ±0 1730 #30 1.9%

ELO ratings updated using FIFA K-factor 60 with goal-difference multiplier. Changes reflect match result vs pre-match expectation.

Group I Standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 France 1 1 0 0 +1 3
2 Iraq 0 0 0 0 +0 0
2 Norway 0 0 0 0 +0 0
4 Senegal 1 0 0 1 -1 0

✓ = currently qualifying for Round of 32

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